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Writer 1910 - 1974

James R. Webb

Denver, Colorado, USA

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

19 titles
The Organization

The Organization

Don Medford 1971 1h 48m

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Gordon Douglas 1970 1h 48m 4.0

Martin Benson (Guy Madison) is a western lawman who must pose an a shifty gun-runner in order to infiltrate an outlaw gang. At the same time, Benson's brother happens upon the murder of his family and takes one of the culprits hostage.

The Hawaiians

The Hawaiians

Tom Gries 1970 2h 14m 6.0

A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Clive Donner 1969 2h 2m

In 9th century England, Alfred abandons his path to priesthood to fight Danish invaders, leading English Christians to victory. Though successful, he struggles between religious devotion and warrior bloodlust.

La bataille de San Sebastian

La bataille de San Sebastian

Henri Verneuil 1968 1h 51m

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies.

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

John Ford 1964 2h 37m 7.5

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

J. Lee Thompson 1963 1h 48m 5.5

On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

John Ford, George Marshall 1962 2h 44m 7.2

Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries - behind the camera as well as in front of it - combine talents to present this epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

J. Lee Thompson 1962 1h 46m 8.5

A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

Lewis Milestone 1959 1h 38m 7.5

American GI's must retake a barren hill in Korea that has been overrun by Red Chinese troops. The ensuing battle becomes a meat grinder for American and Chinese alike.

The Big Country

The Big Country

William Wyler 1958 2h 47m 7.7

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

Trapeze

Trapeze

Carol Reed 1956 1h 45m 6.0

A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.

Illegal

Illegal

Lewis Allen 1955 1h 28m

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

Robert Aldrich 1954 1h 34m 7.4

After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money.

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Roy Del Ruth 1954 1h 23m

One of many films based on the mysterious tale written by Edger Allen Poe.

Apache

Apache

Robert Aldrich 1954 1h 27m 6.8

Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

Gordon Douglas 1952 1h 50m 3.0

The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans.

The Big Trees

The Big Trees

Felix E. Feist 1952 1h 29m 5.0

A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.

Montana

Montana

Ray Enright 1950 1h 16m

An Australian sheepman comes to Montana looking for grazing space, and is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.

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